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VOL. V. IIE.N'D, DKHCHU'IICH COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY I, UKil. No. 81.
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GERMANS SEEK
WAY TO EVADE
BIG INDEMNITY
ALL CLASSES UNITED
IN OPPOSITION
MAY JOIN WITH REDS
T
Allied Demand Dcliiilinc ihI In Iter-
I 111 Trillium Mil)' Endeavor Tu
Convince Allies 'Unit I'm y
nii'iil Mill Wreck Country
(II, Hulled I'rlo'lh. Urntl lliilMln.)
Ily Curl l. iim(.
(I)nllnl I'm Huff OiirriKiwliil.)
IIKHI.IN, Feb. 4. Germany lit des
perate. Willi nil t-liisncs united In
apposition lo paying Hi" $50,000,
(loo.ooo iiiiiiiunili'il hy llm allies, iih
tlmy Imvu mil Iiimiii since Hid iMirly
duyii of Ihu war, the iiuIIiiii lit ready
lo lnko r'k Iokh net Ion.
Under consideration urn plans fur:
nil iilllmicu with thu KiibiiIiiii hovIi'Ih;
U nlroliK effort In convince I lie nil leu
tlmt tho reparations demanded will
wreck llm country. thereby dumaglng
tint allies; lliroMliiK up of hands and
lilililliiK Hi" wlm' Hi" wl11'
Allli'il iIi'IiiiiikIn lira Ix-liiK de
nounced frnin slroet corners, In street
cum mill In gathering places of nil
Kin ii im. I' ii Ion lenders iiml cnpllnl
lln urn agreed with communist.
While llernliurd Dernburg ttechircd
Hint "Germans huvo u firm will lo
defend tlii'lr tumor," Christian
Kill in hi I. bend of llm food Industry
unlonlnlii. wim slating Hint "whoever
drives iih lo dcspnlr iiuiHt share In
the consequences."
BRYAN MAY BE
DRY OFFICIAL
GRAPE .11 ICE CHAMPION MEX
TIO.l''.l AH KUCCF.SSOR TO
JOHN V. KRAMER as PROHI
BITION COMMISSION!-:!!.
(Ily United Tru to The Ilend llullctln.)
WASHINGTON', I). C Feb. 4.
A cninimlKii for tho iipiiolntmuiit of
William Jennings llrymi oh prohlbl
tmn coiniiilHHlonnr to succeed John
F. Kriiliior was launched hero today.
Tlin suggestion, It wits learned, will
lio lirouRht to the ultcntloti of I'roHl-dnnt-oloct
Hurtling. Several ropubll
cmi loaders indicated Hint Bryan's
iippoliitmi'iit would not ho resisted.
AGED MAN OPTIMIST,
FILES ON HOMESTEAD
Cnllfornlmi, 02, Will Perfect Tltlo
In Three Yearn Will "Begin
MvIiik" In Eight Years.
SAN FRANCISCO, Fob. 4. A ronl
optlmlHt, I'odro Domlnguoi, ngod 92,
rocontly fllod on 040 ocros of graz
ing land In Snn Luis Oplspo county.
"I'm 02 now," Dnmlnguoz snld, "In
throo yours my tltlo will bo por
fectod." Domlngucx Bald ho oxpoctod to
"bogln enjoying llfo" eight yonrs
from now.
GOAT WILL MOTHER
BABY HIPPOPOTAMUS
NEW YORK. Feb. . Tho mothor
lovo of Goldn, ono of the six pigmy
lilppopotumiiHOH In captivity, Is wan
ing, nnd as n l-oHii It hnr 10-potind son,
who enmn Into tho world a fow dnys
ngo at Bronx Znologlcnl pnrk, mny
tincome tho adopted child of Mrs.
Bun, mountain Ront,
FLAVOR LOSES KICK,
PURCHASES FALL OFF
PENDLETON, Fob. 4. Orocors
lioro report n fnllliiK off of snlns of
vnnlllu and lomon extracts since thoy
stocked up with doalcohollzed flavor
Ings rocontly. Indians from tho
Umatilla roservntlon, noar here,
looked In vain for the "kick" In the
"cake Julco," ns they cnllod It, and
then stopped buying.
WIFE OF HARVESTER
KING CAVE FORTUNE
Tlmt tlmiiniiiiilH nnd thotiHnndi
of ilollurs paid by Aniiirlnuii fnrni.
ir for rnirli iiliunil mnclilnory to
tha Mrrormlrk Inloriiutlonnl Hnr
ntiT Co wont r Ik)K buck Imo
chin Ily wim broiiKlit out In the
ri'ci'til Hi'rloun IIJik-hh of Mrs.
Cyrim Mi'Cormlrk 111 at Chlcnico
Mm Mct'ornilrk's rlinrlty wn not
(hit kind nrrom pun lud by a brnm
Im nd. In Dm rouipllinmit (.mid by
II mid wrnhirn philanthropic or
Riinlxulluni TAXES WANTED
HILL INTRODUCED HY
SENATOR DENNIS
Would llnvi' Mi'inlx'm Itrnttn From
Itniikii of County Aumimorn I'ro
liMtlon For SliiH-plirrili-r In
Aim of Klrnyor Mcnsurc.
(Kpeclnl to Tha llulletln.)
HAI.KM, Ore, Feb. 0. Intro
duced In the senate by Henntor llruce
Dennis is a bill lo create a state
tax commlsHlon of threo members. A
reqiilremont of Ibis bill would bo that
Ihu commissioners each should hare
served as least ono term as county
assessor. They would bo uppolntud
by tho Rovornor uud would servo
four years. Tho salary of each
otild bs 13000 a year. All expen
ses of tho commission would bo lim
ited to. $00. 000 per blunnlum.
Itepresnntutlvo I. J. GalliiRliDr has
Introduced n bill In tho house pro
viding that a feo of $6250 be paid
V. II. McConnell for work as attor
ney mid for expenses In the suit of
the statu iiKiilnst the Pacific Live
stock ('o. In the circuit court of Hur
noy county from November, 1911, to
November, 1919. Tho bill sets forth
that tho reason for this compensa
tion Is that tlirnuKh this suit tho
slate has secured tho payment from
the corporation of $125,000 nud pro
vision Hint approximately 10,000
acres of Oregon lands shall be sold
off In small tracts to actual settlers.
Want Muvphtnlrr Hrlncd.
. Tho lowly sheopherdcr has ' n
rhanco to at last como Into his own
through tho pnssago of a bill In tho
house today which oriRlnatod In tho
Biimi I o where It was Introduced by
Soiuitor Strnyor. TIiIb was senate
bill 70, giving priority to claims or
linns on shoup to tho persons hording
such sheep and who have not re
ceived tholr wage. In tho discussion
It was brought out that sbcepherdors
hnd protoctlon of this character for
a number of yours, but thut this
was dropped by lcRlBlatlnn in 1913,
Thore wero Instances of sheopherd
ors IosIiir as much ns a year's Balary
because tholr claims hnd no priority
over mortgages or other lions.
Roprosontntlve Ovorturf said he
hnd protests from bankers URainst
tho pnssiiRa of tho bill nnd wnnted It
amended so as to require tho shoop
herdors to notify tho holders of the
mortgage
Rnprosontntlvo F, L, Hubbard
spoko on behalf of tho bill nnd It
was pa HBod without any great 'oppo
sition. IllKlimiy HIU Passed.
Tho Norblnd-llnll Hoosovelt Mili
tary hlghwny bill canto tip In the son-
ato and wits passed. All sonators
were present nud all voted for the
bill oxcopt Porter, Vincent, Strnyer
nnd Vinton, who voted In tho nog-
ativo. This hill camo ns n special
order of business nt 2:30 o'clock In
tho afternoon. The object of the
bill is to cronte funds for the con
slrttotlon of the Roosevelt Military
highway nvnllahln regardless of any
federal appropriation. llccanae of
the tnct that the state highway coin-
(Continued on LaBt Page.)
SINN FEINERS
PLAN ON COUP,
ARMY CHIEFS SCOFF,
HUT PREPARE
NATURE UNDISCLOSED
l.fniliT of Iti'pnldlriiil Forri-N Shot
From llorxi) Wliiln Direct Inn Tim
FIIrIiI if FoIIowith After
Hid He At ItuhH Cnrbery.
(Ily Unltnl 1'iMluTki Ikml llullctln.)
IM'III.IN, Feb. i. Quiet wnmlliRB
wero clrculutud today thut a grout
coup will bo attempted In Dublin booh
by the republican army. Tho nulure
of tho "blR show" was not dlHcloxed
mid iiriuy offlcluls scoffed at thu
rumors, but patrols wore Increased
mid evory lorry sunt Into tho streets
curried a IiohIiikii, chulued and pad
locked to tho neat. Despite this
care, I hi) number of attacks liavo In
creased. AK.MY 'II IFF SHOT
LONDON. Feb. 4. Michael Col
lins, reputed commander-in-chief of
the republican army, was shot from
his borso while lending tha big Sinn
Fein offensive at Ross Carbery, the
ICvenlng News declared today. The
newspaper said that Collins was shot
while directing the flight of more
than 100 Sinn Felners who were sur
prised In their attempted ambush.
He escapod with his men.
ALIEN PROBLEM
UP TO SOLONS
JOINT COXFF.UKXCF. OF OHK-
(iO.V, IDAHO, AND WASHING
TON" I.AWMAKKHS I'ROPOSKI)
HY CtOVKKNOIt OLCOTT.
(Ily United Pro. loThc Ifend llullctln.)
OLYMl'lA. Feb. 4.- A Joint con
ference of Oregon, Washington and
Idaho lawmakers to consider alien
ngRrrsslon in the northwest Is urged
by Governor Olcott of Oregon In a
mosKtiRO transmitted to tha legisla
ture hero by Governor Hurt. It Is
expected that autl-Jnpancso land laws
will bo tho principal subject consid
ered ut the conference.
PACKED HOUSE HEARS
MAORI ENTERTAINERS
Excellent Program Hy Xnttvo New
Zenlnnilers Preceded Hy Slievlln
lllxon Hand Courcrt.
A packed house greeted the Maori
Qulntotte, the third number of the
mill employes' lycoum course, whon
the native New Kenlandors nppenred
last night at the gymnasium. Tho
oxcellont musical entertnlnment of
forod by the Maoris, coupled with the
Bplondld concert given by tho Shov-lln-Hlxon
band In Introduction, made
the program the most generally ap
preciated of tho winter.
Legends and customs of the Maoris
wore told and nctod and musical num
bers ranged from primitive native
chants to the onjoyablo tonor solos
by V. H. Paplkura, tho lender of tho
troupe. Tho quality of selections
given by tho qulntotto was strongly
reminiscent of the familiar Hawaiian
mttnia nud theso numbors were heav
ily eucorod.
HINDU NATURALIZED,"
PROVES HE'S WHITE
SAN FRANCISCO, Fob. 4. Proof
that ho was of ono of tho highest
castes In Indian, which can trace Its
ancestry back to tho Aryan or white
race, enabled Nunhk C. Slid, candy
mnker, to obtain American citizen
ship rights in court. He Is said to
be tha first Hindu to win pnpers In
the local courts.
Liquor Prices Hit Rock Bottom;
Lack Of Purchasing Power, And
Increasing Supply Are Causes
Alcoholic liiiiirs nro a "drug on
the iiiiirliet" in Head today. Pro
hibitionists have long contended
that whiskey Is a drug, but the
meuiiliig wms not Just the sumo.
Iiuiilctinl purchasing power and
u rapidly liicreuiilng available sup
ply, resullliiK from the unxiety of
liquor vendors to unload since the
recent campaign ugainst moonshin
ers began, are the causes prompt
ing cut-rnto sales.
Only a short time ago bomc
mnnufactured corn whiskey
brought $10 a quart without a
question on the part of tho pur
Business Starts
On the Upgrade
In United States
tnr L'nitnt Prm to The BVtu! Ilullrtln.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 4. HubI-
ncs throughout the country Is
on tho upgrade. Governors of
representative states wired the
1'nlted Press today that the In-
dustrliil outlook of tholr respec-
tlvo territories Is optimistic. Tho
worst of the depression is past.
Crude Oil Drop
Of Two Dollars
Stops Drilling
(Ily Unitrd Prnu to Th Bnt Bullrtin.)
INDEPENDENCE, Kah., Feb.
4. Crude oil dropped $2 a bar-
rel when the Prairie Pipe Line
Co. announced another 50-cent
cut. This makes the third 50-
cent reduction in 10 days, re-
suiting in a discontinuance of
drilling.
HARDING PLANS
ON CONFERENCE
DISARMAMENT WILL HE PIR-
FOSE NATION WITH MOST
I'OWKItFI L AIR SERVICE CAN'
DEFEAT WORLD, SAYS SIMS.
(Py UnitMl Prnu to The Bend Bulletin)
WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. 4.
President-elect Harding will call a
disarmament conference, chairman
I! m lor of the house naval affairs
committee announced today.
The fleet with the most powerful
air service can defeat the world. Ad
miral Sims told the house naval af
fairs committee today. Sims' opin
ion and the declaration by Chair
man Butler that Mr. Harding's plans
call for a disarmament conference
came at the resumption of the com
mittee's hearing on disarmament and
naval organization.
"I don't believe there Is a battle
ship built that cannot be put out of
commission by airplane bombs," said
Sims.
LEAGUE SCANS
ORDINANCE BILL
SPECIAL SESSION HELD BY
WOMEN THIS AFTERNOON TO
ENDORSE PROTECTIVE DIVI
SION MEASURE.
To endorse the action taken by
tholr executive committee in approv
ing an ordinance establishing the
woman's protective division to be In
troduced at the meeting of the city
council this evening, n special ses
sion of the Woman's Civic longuo
wns held hore this afternoon. The
ordinance, on which It Is understood
fnvorablo action will be taken to
night, so closoly follows that origi
nally asked by the league that the in
itiative potltlon which wns to have
submitted the question to popular
vote, hns not been filed..
If the' council's ordinance Is
passed this evening under an emer
gency clause, an Immediate appoint
ment of a head of the division may
be made by the mayor.
chaser, but now the price of the
same article Is less than one-fourth
of this quotation. Information,
circulating In mysterious fashion,
Is to the effect that the best brand
of Central Oregon mountain dew
can now be obtulued for $12 a gal
lon by those who know the ropes.
The reduction has also come In
Imported liquors. Good Scotch
was formerly sought eagerly at
$25 a short quart, but now It Is
down to $12 and $15, while a re
cent shipment from Canada via the
underground railway hit the bed
rock price of $8, It Is said.
LA PINE MAN
SHOOTS SELF
GEORGE S. PARKER IS
SUICIDE
Despondency Resulting From III
Health. Illumed Ilullet From A
Itllle End Life Son Finds Hody
Three Miles From Town.
George S. Parker, for a number of
years a resident of Central Oregon,
took his life early yesterday after
noon while on a rabbit hunt three
miles from bis winter home at La
Pine, It was learned by phone today.
Parker sat on a log, placed the muz
zle of a .30-30 rifle under his chin,
and pulled the trigger. As nearly
as could be determined, death was
instantaneous. The body waa found
at 2 o'clock by Parker's son. Jack,
and a Jury, summoned by Justice of
the Pence E. L. eiark, acting cor
oner, confirmed the theory of suicide.
Despondency from HI health is
blamed for Parker's death.
In addition to his son, Jack, Par
ker is survived by another son, Ar
thur, living on the homestead at Sel
ler's Marsh, and three daughters,
Mrs. L. H. Bice and Mrs. Jake How
ard of La Pine, and Mrs. St. Thomas
of Redmond. Another son, Tom,
also resides in Redmond. With the
exception of Arthur who Is snow
bound at the homestead, all are In
La Pine to at'end the funeral, which
will be held tomorrow.
Son Finds Itody.
With his son. Jack, Parker had
started into the timber from La Pine
yesterday morning to haul in a load
of wood. After they had gone some
distance they separated, the father
intending to shoot a few rabbits be
fore returning. The son came into
La Pine shortly after noon, failed to
find his father and, his fears aroused,
followed the old man's tracks in the
snow.
It Is believed that Parker original
ly hnd no Idea of suicide, but after
trudging through the deep snow, he
became tired, and a fit of despond
ency resulted In his death.
HEADQUARTERS ARE
OBTAINED FOR POST
Balcony of Downing Cafe To Be
Fitted Cp As Club Room Big
Dance Is Planned By Legion
Percy A. Steven post No. 4, Amer
ican Legion, has secured the balcony
of the Downing cafe as a permanent
headquarters and clubroom. Tables,
chairs, magazines and game boards
will be secured and the room will be
open at nil times to members of the
legion.
Arrangements are. being made for
a dance to be given by the post,
the proceeds of which will be used
for the purchnse of n stand of colors.
WILLS BODY FOR
EXPERIMENTATION
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4. De
spondont over ill henlth and financial
worries, Charles C. Loveland, 67
years old ended his life early In the
day by gas asphyxiation. In a note,
Loveland declared he believed his
"rheumatism Is coming back," and
that he was "too far In debt and had
no way out."
He asked that his body be given
to the Lane Hospital or the Affiliat
ed Colleges for experimentation.
POLES TRY FOR
ALLIANCE WITH
FRENCH NATION
HIGHEST AUTHORITIES
IN CONFERENCE
BOLSIIEVIKI WARNED
I'olbth. Foreign MlnNter Declares
Preparations Mailn Agnlnst At
tack Nation Is Itiaily To
Klile With the Rumanians.
(By United PreM to The Bend Bulletin.)
PARIS. Feb. 4. The highest Po
lish authorities are discussing with
French military experts measures of
defense against the Bolshevlkl. Po
lish officials said they hoped that a
military alliance wonld grow out of
the discussions between Presidents
PllsudskI and Mtllerand.
Prince Sapieha, Polish foreign
minister, revealed his country's plans
In this guarded statement: "We've
come to Paris to realize an alliance
with France. The Soviets have tried
fighting. They know what it will
cost, but If they do attack us, they
will find we are prepared. If they
attack Rumania, they will discover
that they are attacking Poland."
GUESTS FLEE
BEFORE FIRE
MANY WEALTHY NOTABLES,
SCANTILY CLAD LEAVE BIG
GEORGIA HOTEL FLAMES
DESTROY SSOO.OOO BUILDING.
(By United Press to The Bend Bulletin.)
AUGUSTA, Ga., Feb. 4. The Bon
Air hotel, winter home of many
wealthy notables, was totally de
stroyed by fire early today. About
250 guests were forced to flee, scan
tily clad, losing all their personal be
longings. The loss Is estimated at
$800,000.
BURIAL DIRECTED
BY REDMOND LODGE
Body of Mrs. W. T. Mullarky To
Be Brought From New Mexico
To Rest Beside Husband.
Many members of the Masonic or
der residing in Bend left this morn
ing for Redmond to attend the burial
services conducted this afternoon by
Redmond lodge, A. F. & A. M., for
W. T. Mullarky, late county assessor.
The body of Mrs. Mullarky, now rest
ing at Floravista, New Mexico, will
be brought to Redmond for Inter
men later.
Douglas Mullarky, son of the Des
chutes county official, will leave for
Lewiston, Idaho, to spend several
weeks with his uncle, P. H. Mullarky.
During his absence his paper, the
Redmond Spokesman, will be in
charge of Charles Hofstetter.
QUESTIONAIRES FOR
EX-SERVICE MEN HERE
A supply of questionnaires has
been received by the local American
Legion post for the benefit of ex
service men who are claiming com
pensation from the government.
The Legion advises ex-service men,
whether having a claim or not, to se
cure n copy and, after filling It out,
to return it to Frank Knowles at the
Dugout pool hall, who will forward It
to the headquarters of the legion t.t
Portland in order that a complote
record of all ex-service men can be
placed on file.
ILLNESS POSTPONES
MOOSE DEDICATION
The dedication of Snther's hall, re
cently purchased by Bend lodge No.
423, L. O. O. M., which was to have
been held last night, was postponed
until February 18, owing to the Ill
ness of Dictator Owen Hudson.